An academic article is normally cited within a few years of publication, after which interest falls off as the research field moves on. However, an article is sometimes ignored for many years only to ...attract interest after a long period of dormancy. Such articles are called "Sleeping Beauties." A general characterization of this pattern has recently been defined and is used in this study to identify five Sleeping Beauties that were published by researchers at the University of Waterloo in the 1970s and 1980s. While a handful of studies have examined the occurrence of such Sleeping Beauties in specific fields of research or in a particular journal, none has yet identified these unusual articles in the context of the lasting impact of a university's research. This study is therefore a novel application of the latest technique for identifying Sleeping Beauties. The possibilities for using this unusual citation pattern in raising the profile of a university's research are discussed.
Heightened interest in drinking water research in recent decades has been aimed at narrowing the knowledge gaps surrounding water and health in a global pursuit to provide safely managed drinking ...water services to populations who continue to lack access. This study used bibliometrics and network analysis to produce a global overview of publications and groups that have contributed to research on drinking water and health in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs). The United States and the United Kingdom, which have historically dominated the field based on the production and impact of scientific literature, remain at the center of international collaborative research partnerships with emerging countries. However, in recent years, the volume of publications produced by India has surpassed that of the United States while Bangladesh is ranked third for the strongest international collaborations. Iran and Pakistan are also emerging as major producers of research, yet publications out of these countries and India remain disproportionately restricted behind paywalls. Contamination, diarrheal disease, and water resources are the themes that characterize the majority of research on water and health. These findings may be used to accelerate equitable, inclusive research in the realm of water and health, thereby enabling gaps in global drinking water inequalities to be filled.
ObjectivesThe objective of this analysis is to present a current view of the field of ophthalmology and vision research and artificial intelligence (AI) from topical and geographical perspectives. ...This will clarify the direction of the field in the future and aid clinicians in adapting to new technological developments.MethodsA comprehensive search of four different databases was conducted. Statistical and bibliometric analysis were done to characterise the literature. Softwares used included the R Studio bibliometrix package, and VOSviewer.ResultsA total of 3939 articles were included in the final bibliometric analysis. Diabetic retinopathy (391, 6% of the top 100 keywords) was the most frequently occurring indexed keyword by a large margin. The highest impact literature was produced by the least populated countries and in those countries who collaborate internationally. This was confirmed via a hypothesis test where no correlation was found between gross number of published articles and average number of citations (p value=0.866, r=0.038), while graphing ratio of international collaboration against average citations produced a positive correlation (r=0.283). Majority of publications were found to be concentrated in journals specialising in vision and computer science, with this category of journals having the highest number of publications per journal (18.00 publications/journal), though they represented a small proportion of the total journals (<1%).ConclusionThis study provides a unique characterisation of the literature at the intersection of AI and ophthalmology and presents correlations between article impact and geography, in addition to summarising popular research topics.
The importance of collaborations between research institutions in producing highly-cited publications is well documented in the scientometric literature. To avoid a double-counting of these ...publications at the institutional level, the fractional counting of article authorship is necessary. In this study, the effect of fractional counting on the number of publications from 1212 universities is examined at three levels of citation impact. Alongside an increase in publications over the decade from 2006–2009 to 2016–2019, increasing rates of inter-institutional collaboration are found to increase the division of citation impact being attributed to each collaborating university. This trend is strongly expressed by most major universities and suggests that the structure of research is evolving towards a highly networked model of production in which authorship, and therefore citation impact, is highly dispersed. The growing differences in the fractionalization of publications at different levels of citation impact suggests a divergence in the structure of science. The implications for university rankings in an environment in which research impact is broadly dispersed among many collaborating institutions are discussed.
Despite much progress since the mid-20th century, there still exists a disparity in the number of female academics relative to their male colleagues. This gender gap has come under increased focus as ...universities take steps to foster diversity and inclusiveness. Bibliometrics can provide a window into the gender disparity in research by measuring the metadata of academic publications. By determining the ratio of female to male authors, the gender bias at the level of the institution can be quantified. This study examines the proportion of female authors of academic articles at thirty Canadian universities across five broad fields of research.
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DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
An academic article is normally cited within a few years of publication, after which interest falls off as the research field moves on. However, an article is sometimes ignored for many years only to ...attract interest after a long period of dormancy. Such articles are called "Sleeping Beauties." A general characterization of this pattern has recently been defined and is used in this study to identify five Sleeping Beauties that were published by researchers at the University of Waterloo in the 1970s and 1980s. While a handful of studies have examined the occurrence of such Sleeping Beauties in specific fields of research or in a particular journal, none has yet identified these unusual articles in the context of the lasting impact of a university's research. This study is therefore a novel application of the latest technique for identifying Sleeping Beauties. The possibilities for using this unusual citation pattern in raising the profile of a university's research are discussed.
Using the research output from McMaster University, we compare the citation impact and broader online engagement of Open Access (OA) versus non-OA ("closed") articles related to COVID19. ...Introduction: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many publishers waived Article-Processing Fees, resulting in a surge of OA publications. We characterize the growth of this research field through the lens of NIH research categories, comparing global trends with Canada's 15 research-intensive universities ("The U15"). We then look at how growth in OA publications corresponded to an increase in COVID research engagement. Methods: A search was conducted using a structured search keyword or facet method in the Dimensions database. The results were partitioned by OA status, as represented by Dimensions and calculated by Unpaywall. The results set was passed into Altmetric to obtain social impact and public engagement data. Results: Using bibliometrics and alternative metrics, we saw an increase in attention around OA research articles versus closed articles. OA research has in particular been the subject of more interest in social media. The Altmetric attention score was also found to correlate with the number of academic citations - more citations equaled a higher Altmetric score. Discussion: OA articles are likely to have higher citations and broader engagement versus closed research. More research is required to see if this trend holds across research disciplines and beyond the special circumstances forged by COVID-19. Either way, it demonstrates the positive impact of OA research on academic and broader, societal engagement as it relates to COVID.
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DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK, VSZLJ
A researcher&'s interactions with the scientific literature are limited by its overwhelming size, resulting in ever-increasing specialization. Knowledge Discovery is the process of identifying ...meaningful, unknown relationships between concepts, enabling broader inquiry of the scientific literature. Although largely automated, Knowledge Discovery is an inherently participatory process. While knowledge discovery techniques can uncover hidden relationships in the data, only the user&'s expertise can give those relationships meaning. As such, these techniques do not replace but rather enhance the scholarly process. The role of moderating the interface between scholarship and the published literature is the core mission of the research library. By enabling researchers to data-mine the scientific literature Knowledge Discovery techniques are a natural extension of the library&'s role of bringing structure to information and in making that information accessible. CISTI is investigating theories in information science in order to apply knowledge discovery techniques to its collection: Linked Literature Analysis seeks to uncover hidden relationships between concepts that are causally related, and Main Path Analysis identifies the evolution of a research field based on citations. Providing seamless access to e-science makes it possibile to analyze the published literature in a way that augments the scholar&'s research.
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DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
This paper examines how the adoption of a subject-specific library service has changed the way in which its users interact with a digital library. The LitMiner text-analysis application was developed ...to enable biologists to explore gene relationships in the published literature. The application features a suite of interfaces that enable users to search PubMed as well as local databases, to view document abstracts, to filter terms, to select gene name aliases, and to visualize the co-occurrences of genes in the literature. At each of these stages, LitMiner offers the functionality of a digital library. Documents that are accessible online are identified by an icon. Users can also order documents from their institution's library collection from within the application. In so doing, LitMiner aims to integrate digital library services into the research process of its users.
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This integration of digital library services into the research process of biologists results in increased access to the published literature.
In order to make better use of their collections, digital libraries should customize their services to suit the research needs of their patrons.
Haystacks and hypotheses Demaine, Jeffrey; Martin, Joel; De Bruijn, Berry
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This paper describes the EurekaSeek bibliometric technique for automated linked‐literature analysis. The MEDLINE database of biomedical literature is iteratively searched in order to identify ...research opportunities in the form of conceptual linkages between terms. As a tool for identifying undiscovered public knowledge, EurekaSeek is a variation on the techniques of Swanson and Smalheiser. EurekaSeek uses medical subject headings instead of text analysis in a fully automated search process, thereby eliminating the reliance on expert input during the process of linking literatures. In this paper, the EurekaSeek process is tested by retroactively examining the co‐occurrence of terms in the published literature. The hypothesis tested in this paper is whether this tool, had it existed in the past, could have identified conceptual linkages that occurred only later in the literature. In addition, EurekaSeek is compared against a process that considers all potential term‐to‐term relationships. The list of terms that EurekaSeek produces is a subset of all potential linked literature terms. The experiment shows that EurekaSeek produces a higher percentage of likely hypotheses than when all terms are considered. While the proportion of identified linkages generated is still too small for the process to be a practical aid to research, statistically significant results were achieved. Metaphorically speaking, EurekaSeek identifies a higher proportion of needles per haystack.
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